Hamadi Jebali

Hamadi Jebali (12 January 1949-) was the Prime Minister of Tunisia from 2011 to 2013, succeeding Beji Caid el-Sebsi and preceding Ali Laarayedh.

Biography
Hamadi Jebali was born on 12 January 1949 in Sousse, Tunisia and gained a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Tunis University. He founded his own enterprise with solar energy and wind power, and in 1981 he became involved with the Ennahda Party (Tunisian Islamist Party), which believed that Islam should guide the life of everybody in the nation. Following the 2011 Tunisian Revolution, the Ennahda movement was legalized and Jebali became the Secretary-General and spokesman. On 14 December 2011 he was elected as Prime Minister under President Moncef Marzouki but on 19 February 2013 he resigned over debates over the Islamization of the country.